i know it's very busy right now in the walnut creek area. we appreciate your time with us this afternoon. >> thank you. >> we're going to continue covering the fire coverage and get back after this break and check in with paul deanno about the wind conditions. we will be right back. evacuations cover homes along >>> we want to update you on a situation going on in the concord area right now, concord, walnut creek border, the lime ridge open space. you can see a lot of smoke coming up from that grassland there, a very popular park. a lot of people hike there. we got off the phone with fire officials who tell us they believe that fire may have started along ygnacio valley road just to the north. you can see active fire burning right now, flames coming up from that area. there are evacuations that have been ordered, emergency evacuations in the neighborhood of crystal ranch and also the montecito neighborhood. you can see montecito drive. there are evacuations on hidden crest court, laurel tree drive, crystal ranch drive. those are all in the s

the lack of housing supply -- not just here in walnut creek...y area is forcing people to make some drastic decisions... by purchasing homes before they're even built.daniel freeman/lenox homes- "but more than anything else, i think it's a sign of, uh, how people are looking at what they're buying. they're very discerning, they know what they want, and when they see it, if you partner with them and collaborate, they really enjoy the process, and so we've tried to take advantage of that." and, as a result of building new contruction in the city of walnut creek... lenox homes had a choice of building affordable housing on- site or off-site. freeman says he chose to pay an in- lieu fee, which is helping to build an affordable housing complex down the street called saint paul's commons. in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( marty ) new details on the woman who shot several people at youtube headquarters in april. police say that it was ánot nasim aghdam's first time visiting the company. they say she went to youtube the day ábefore the

speaking of walnut creek, going to walnut creek and checking out the drive 680 northbound passed highway 24. you're looking at a pretty good drive this morning. pretty clear with no problems all the way to the dublin interchange if that's your drive. in fact, let's look at that drive time. highway 680 from highway 4 to walnut creek six minutes. once you turn onto highway 24, walnut creek to highway 13 in oakland under 10 minutes. there's your drive from tracy into dublin already at a grind coming up on 4:56 this morning. >> all right, sue. thank you. you can appreciate this. disney fans get excited because a whole lot of disney memorabilia going up for grabs next month in southern california. it's not just about disney land, it's more about the disney studio. it traces the history of walt's career. items include business card, stock certificates with signature on them and a piece of railroad tracks right in his backyard. >> every auction seems like something shows up that i do, holy cow, where did this come from. in this auction we have a plot map of the orange groves that walt disney ac

in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. (catherine) coming up: we'll introduce you to the oakland five-year-old getting a lot of attention -- because of who he resembles.... (vicki) but first.. the punishment now being considered after a scrap metal fire in richmond forced people from their homes. we all know guys like gavin. boasting. overselling his achievements. making false claims. as lieutenant governor, he skipped many of his duties, saying the job was "so dull," he only shows up to work at the state capitol "like one day a week, tops." the same gavin who, as mayor, "split town" during a massive oil spill and "jetted off...to hawaii." gavin's... not gonna work... as governor. as we get into the weekend - we're tracking some very warm weather ahead for the bay area.(catherine) warm....even hot!chief meteorolgoist lawrence karnow is here now with what to expect in all four zones. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day with sunshine all the way to the coast today. highs were much warmer and in the 80s inland, 70s around

once you're west of there, walnut creek towards the bay bridge. smooth flow of traffic, southbound to flashing lights and surface streets, and likely a garbage truck through the area. 101 moves well. 4:49. if you were outside did you have if you were in the east bay, air quality still a concern after a massive fire on saturday. you can see there some of the activity. this broke out at the schnitzer steel recycling facility in oakland and it appears a flammable residue on a car was part that started the fire. health officials are monitoring the air pollution levels and inspectors plan to visit the recycling facility again this week to check for violations. >> you might not be able to go to another gun show at the cow palace, the voices are growing and the san jose journal reports tomorrow county supervisors will consider whether to support a big to ban sales of guns at tha through the state legislature right now. gun advocates have been protesting at the cow palace demanding a stop to the gun show. march of our lives e of months movement. the leade

southbound interstate 680 between right here and love for now road exit right on the order of walnut creek and alamo. a 911 call reported the wrong way driver. chp got a call about the crash at 145. they have not identified the motorist. she was driving a mitsubishi sedan. the chp is still investigating where she was coming from and where she was going, nobody else was hurt. reporting live in walnut creek, ktuv fox2 news. >>> happening today, 1028 riders can use the mobile website to report bio hazards on trains. bart is expanding his campaign to clean up what is described as urgent messes. trains are cleaned when it hits the end of the road but they are adding five more people to rapid response team to board the train at certain stops to remove the methods at the end of the line. starting today the riders can go to the website and report bio hazards which can range from bloodstains, dirty needles, bart staff will then dispat a rapid response team to take care of that. >>> later today, oakland international airport will unveil a new toll for saving lives in a matter of minutes. the airport

game you'll be heading back to walnut creek. it is going to be mostly sunny throughout the evening but cooling off fast. at 8:00 at 62 degrees. a look at our highs. now this is a be for this time in june. milpitas will reach up to 68 degrees and los gatos expect a high of 70 there. hayward 65 and danville 72 degrees. and for the coast, those clouds will not clear in half moon bay. they only make it up to 67 degrees. meantime, san mateo a few more clouds there and seeing 63 degrees and mission district today at 60 degrees and 67 in mill valley, in sonoma looking at a high of 72 degrees. so we do have a nice little onshore flow keeping it cool. the ocean breicking in. we've seen some clouds near the coast but no major disturbances moving our way and in fact, over the weekend, high pressure will be building and it will make it hot, especially toward the next week. we do still have a few m toeny the weather and in napalley this weekend, on friday, it will be warm. 83 degrees. but then a touch cooler on saturday. 77 will be the high.

live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. quick action by bay area firefighters credited for keeping several small grass fires from getting out of control. >> in pinole, sky 7 showing you where fire reached a home yesterday afternoon. it started as a grass fire next to interstate 80. wind gusts pushed the flames to a nearby neighborhood. firefighters were able to stop the fire from causing more serious damage. >>> in oakland, drivers near 5al 0 saw smoke. firefighters quickly knocked down those flames. in lafayette a fire that started vegetation around it. the fire burned 2 1/2 acres before that got put out. the shed was a total loss. firefighters said yesterday's warm weather kept them pretty busy. >>> let's get a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi everybody. the winds are going to pick up in more areas today. so we don't have a high fire danger, but you can see what it does if one does break out. 18-mile-per-hour wind in fairfield showing up right now. the rest of us less than

in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. coming upi didn't give you the authorization to be filmed i'm going to show you an intersection with so much going on. you really have to see it to believe it! so put down both your phones grab your scooter and hold on in the next edition of people behaving badly (sports) coming up in sports... who's in and who may be out for in and who may be out for game 2 of the nba finals... straight ahead.. marshall tuck will change that. in california, 3 million kids can't read at grade level. tuck turned around struggling schools, raising graduation rates over 60%. marshall tuck for state superintendent. marshall tuck. (pam)there are many dangerous intersections in san frnacisco. (vicki)and tonight we see one where unsafe driving practices are not uncommon. i'm about to show you one crazy intersection in san francisco traffic sound but first a disclaimer. if you don't want to participate in this segment you are free to back out now (traffic sounds) is he gone yet? let's give him a few more seco

this is from walnut creek looking to the east. what's interesting about the fire is notice which way the smoke is moving. north winds have started to come into the east bay hills. that has helped to drop humidity levels down to 22%. concord, 94, winds sustained at ten, some up to 25 miles per hour. humidity levels throughout the day, the last couple of days, you would see temperatures continue to climb and humidity levels drop. this is the hottest time of the day. as we head into tonight, we will see the north winds on the increase, which will keep fire danger high, especially in the north bay and some of the east bay hills. another look at both views, one vantage point from walnut creek looking to the east. there's our skyranger in the upper left as air crews continue to make attacks from above. we are expecting wind gusts not to be anything higher than 30 miles per hour. relative humidity is below 30%. temperatures in the 90s. >> thank you very much. thanks for keeping an eye on this. this is not the last fire we will be talking

southbound 680 highway 4 to walnut creek, six minutes, on 24, walnut creek to highway 13 at eight minutes580 westbound tracy to dublin, 38 minutes. >>> a species of butter setting the record for the longest migration, it's known by a couple names such as painted lady and thistle. it travels nearly 7500 miles every year. its migratory path takes it from europe across the sahara desert, and all the way back again. it mirrors the incredible migration of monarch butterflies which travel from southern mexico to the u.s. every year. >>> the world cup kicks off in a few hours. >>> first responders put their lives on the line every day. this crew is being recognized for an than doubles your chance of escape in case of a fire. smoke alarms can provide an early warning if you follow these 3 steps. repalce your smoke alarms every 10 years. if they're old an discolored it's time to replace them. check your batteries regularly. a great time to change them is every spring and fall when you change your clocks. and lastly, check your alarms weekly. replace. change. test. because early warnings help to sa

walnut creek looking okay. southbound 680 approaching highway 24.f youer ooh connecting with 24 you're good. same thing if you're heading towards san jose. no issues on mass transit. b.a.r.t. no delays, no delays for muni. >>> "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> ginger zee has a look at what's ahead from new york city. >> hi there, natasha and reggie. great to be with both of you this morning. coming up on gma, growing questions about that historic summit and what president trump and kim jong-un actually talked about. what does it mean for our troops? this as the president returns home. george, our political team leading the coverage this morning. >>> a warning about drowsy driving after this disturbing video, a driver slamming into a toll plaza, sends a passenger trying through the air. amazingly, everyone survived. there are concerns as so many americans hit the road this summer season. >>> a big custody battle between angelino jolie and brad pitt. what her team is telling us this morning. some of our favorite funny guys, jon ham

i'm jessica flores in walnut creek.e in front of the burned down home on mandarin lane where fire investigators are inside currently trying to determine what sparked the blaze that killed an elderly man who was living inside. the fire started at 12:45 a.m. here. contra costa fire arrived to find heavy smoke and flames from the windows. elderly parents lived with their adult son in the home. the fire already consumed the home and killed the elderly man by the time they arrived. that found thethe body was on the second floor. the mother and son escaped before the firefighters arrived. they went to the hospital with smoke inhalation and lacerations. right now crews believe the fire started on the first floor. >> we just kind of wrapped up the overhaul stage of making sure there's no rekindle. so right now we are investigating, identifying specifically exactly where that fire started. >> reporter: unclear right now if the home had smoke detectors. fire investigators will be here for several hours this morning. reporting liv

a couple areas reached 100, antioch and walnut creek. antioch at 67, walnut creek at 61 right now. 70 in pittsburg. we have upper 50s as you head through the san ramon valley and livermore. this morning you can see how clear it is, the lack of clouds. they're on their way. the sea breeze is coming first and then the clouds. no worries whether you're driving, mass transit or ferry ride except for as we get into the afternoon hours, the breezes will pick up on the water. let's talk about san francisco. 56 at 8:00. we'll hang around 59 from 10:00 and noon. about 59 at 6:00 and 56, definitely jacket weather this evening. warmer in the south bay. 63 at 8:00, 70 at 10:00. mid 70s from about 11:00 to 5:00, down to 64 at 8:00. you'll definitely notice the difference developing this evening. 61 at 8:00 in the north bay to 78 at noon to low 80s. notice how quickly we drop off when the sea breeze starts to reach all neighborhoods. even the north baby 8:00 as we dip down to 66 degrees. if you like the cooler weather, i think you'll like the next cou

in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news.show may not be gone after all.what abc is working on just days after firing the controversial comedian. in the face of senseless violence, we need hope. i'm jeff bleich. preventing violence has long been my cause. after columbine, i led president clinton's youth violence commission. i joined joe biden to reduce domestic violence, helping boys become men. i beat the nra in court, defending gun laws that save lives. today, a new generation is rising, and this is our moment. in the streets and in the capitol, i'll stand with them. jeff bleich. democrat for lieutenant governor. i thought after sandy hook, where 20 six and seven year olds were slain, this would never happen again. it has happened more than 200 times in 5 years. dianne feinstein and a new generation are leading the fight to pass a new assault weapons ban. say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws. california values senator dianne feinstein this week's "time" magazine has quite an unusual cover.((vicki)) for the fir

right now, an investigation into a deadly fire in walnut creek. it broke out at a home on mandarin lane just before 1:00 this morning. kpix 5's jessica flores reports. >>> reporter: good morning. we are in front of the home that was burned down and right now investigators are inside trying to piece together exactly how this fire started. you can see in the front lawn, burned chairs and couches, all that burned furniture. this home is a total loss. and inside is where fire crews discovered one man dead and then they found two people outside who escaped the fire. contra costa fire says elderly parents lived with their adult son in the home. and at this point, investigators aren't releasing the name of the victim but say he is the elderly father. fire crews went into rescue mode but the fire already consumed the home and killed the man inside by the time they arrived. fire officials say this appears to be a total loss. >> upon arrival, we had heavy smoke and flames coming from the first story of a two-story home shooting out from all three sides of t

here is a live picture from the walnut creek camera near the 680 highway. you can see the haze as a result of the fire spreading out across the landscape. and of course the smoke rising directly from the fire zone into the sky. >> people can see from farther away as well. a live look from the smoke from the camera seen from the east bay hills. and this is looking east towards mount diablo. and you can see the haze that dan was talking about and the smoke still rising as a result of the flames. >> but as you heard steve hill say, they think -- they think they'll cut it off and not jump over to crystal ranch road. a lot of houses up in that area and in that neighborhood. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze thank you for joining us. right now we we want want to bring you experience christian he has been keeping an eye on the conditions in the area of the fire. >>> it's not bad in the area of the fire but hot and dry. it's 92 degrees relative humidity low. 22%. now there have been occasional gusts over 10-mile-per-hour but the steady wind has been o

. >>> we continue following breaking news in walnut creek. firefighters battling a deadly house fire overnight. there were at least three people inside. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the scene on mandarin lane. >> reporter: an elderly couple and adult son were here at the time. the elderly man was killed. take a look at this fire. firefighters say the home is a total loss. the elderly woman and the adult man were able to get out okay, but the elderly man could not es keep. >> the elderly man was up on the second story. so the report was that by the time firefighters came on scene with such heavy smoke and fire already occurring in the house, it was too late for anyone to actually get up there and assist him to get out at that point in time. >> firefighters got the call at 12:45 this morning. investigators got here shortly after 1:00. they don't know what started the fire. the other two victims are in the lopt; told they're suffering from moderate to severe injuries, smoke inhalation and lacerations. at this point firefighters

the lack of housing supply -- not just here in walnut creek... but throughout the bay area is forcing people to make some drastic decisions... by purchasing homes before they're even built.daniel freeman/lenox homes- "but more than anything else, i think it's a sign of, uh, how people are looking at what they're buying. they're very discerning, they know what they want, and when they see it, if you partner with them and collaborate, they really enjoy the process, and so we've tried to take advantage of that." and, as a result of building new contruction in the city of walnut creek... lenox homes had a choice of building affordable housing on- site or off-site. freeman says he chose to pay an in- lieu fee, which is helping to build an affordable housing complex down the street called saint paul's commons. in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day with sunshine

if you live in walnut creek and you use marijuana, you may have already had it delivered to the door, was illegal? no. was there any enforcement? no. all of that is about the change. >> when you look at weed maps, there are 220 places that you get marijuana from.>> reporter: unregulated sales was no secret to the mayor. hence one of the reasons why theyfront of it, almost 65% of the community voted in favor of marijuana regulation in walnut creek, it was city officials who are behind the curve. >> it was one of the few municipalities against this before the election, and we clearly realized that we were wrong. >> reporter: city leaders are expected to pass an ordinance that would allow for personal cultivation and medicinal services. here's how it would work. welcoming 2 delivery only noncommercial businesses to set up shop. ache -- if you live in a single- family home, you can grow yourself, indoor outdoor, if you live in a multiunit home, you can only grow inside your home. if you are renting, it is your landlord who decide whether they want that plant on the property.>> if it is do

. >> we continue to follow breaking news this morning out of walnut creek. a man was killed overnight in a house fire. crews were called to thome on mandarin lane at 12:45 am this morning. no word on the e of the victim but a captain described him as a elderly man. to other people were taken to the hospital. injuries include smoke elation. alex savidge is headed to the scene this morning and we will check in with him. a deadly house fire in walnut creek overnight. >>> let's check the weather. steve paulson is here. >> nice to see you back. >> it's nice to be back. we have a tiny change, fog is not an issue, it's trying but we should see patchy fog and that's it. tomorrow it will be a bigger player but today there is still some upper 80s and mid-90s inland. we have a delta breeze but nothing crazy. 60s, 50s and 40s around the bay. 50s for most. oakland is 53 and so is alameda. the low is moving north and will backtrack and settle over us. it will take a few days to get here but it will be the leading edge of a cooling trend. traffic is light so far? somet rig

this started at 12:45 this morning in walnut creek.ta firefighters got here, flames were pouring from this home. crews treated the woman and her son suffering from smoke inhalation and cuts. firefighters then made their way into the burning home and found the father in a second- floor bedroom. >> unfortunately, by the time we were able to gain access to the elderly male, he had suffered the consequences of being inside of heavy smoke and fire damage. >> investigators cannot say whether smoke detectors were working inside of this home. firefighters says it appears the fire started on the first floor. authorities have not identified the elderly man killed in this early morning fire. he was in his 70s. his wife and adult son remain hospitalized this morning. >>> police in san jose are looking for a hit and run driver who injured a 19-year-old woman. anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police. >>> californians will be asked to consider a controversial plan to split california into three states. it has gathered enou

but on monday, 29-year-old alex minor of walnut creek was arrested in washington, d.c. after trying to scale the fence in front of the white house. a tourist captured the arrest on camera. according to charging documents, alex minor told investigators president trump was the anti-christ and he had hoped to make his way into the oval office and slap president trump in the face. >> if he really wanted to harm the president, he think he probably would have, you know, gotten a weapon. he didn't have one. >> reporter: lincoln minor says his son is a marine veteran who served on the front lines of afghanistan and has never been the same since. he has served our country. >> yes, he served our country and he came back not quite the way he went. i know he's not who he was. and i don't think it's his fault. >> reporter: minor says he's been trying to get help for his son for years. but like so many families of the mentally ill, couldn't force him. >> he's got some serious conspiracy issues and paranoid issues. and so maybe it's gone from ptsd evolving into something else. >> repo

a fatal crash in the walnut creek creek area on 680.ts came in to chp that someone was driving northbound on 680 in the southbound lanes near ruddgear road.the cacrashe divide. the female driver of the car did not survive. everything opened back up around 4:00 this morning. we'll look at drive times in a few minutes. >>> today apple's worldwide developers conference. one of the items may seem counterintuitive. >> we expect apple to show us new features to help us use our phone less. matt keller live in san jose. good morning. >> reporter: good morning natasha and reggie. this line gets longer and longer on san carlos street. thousands are developers are here, each paying about $1600 to attend the worldwide developers conference. let's say it's never too early to get excited. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: apple employees ran out of the convention center to welcome the attendees at about 4:45. wwdc is one of apple's most important events of the year, providing insight in what the tech giant has planned for the coming year and teach

in tracy, 59. 56 in walnut creek and richmond. 53 in american canyon. daly city 52 and petaluma 49 degrees. here is a look at our south beach camera. the western span of the bay bridge. it looks a little merckier than it did yesterday. the clouds are rolling in as we speak. breezy spots, es herbally our north-south driving bridges. aggressive. that's what the winds are going to be if you're on a ferry ride in the north bay. it looks like warm to cool or cool to warm temperatures today if you're on mass transit. south bay, clouds and 61 at 8:00, 75 by noon. upper 70s by 4:00. in the east bay valleys about the same, sunshine by noon and 73. upper 80s in the afternoon and 66 by 8:00. our last stop will be the peninsula where it's going to be a little cooler. 59 this morning. look at the clouds lingering through 10:00. finally break out in sunshine in the afternoon hours and hang out in the upper 60s. 61 by 8:00. start off pretty quiet this morning. >> pretty quiet this morning. we have almost a full moon out there. so a little brighter for drivers in the m

this started about 5:45 am here in walnut creek. when contra costa county firefighters got here, flames and thick smoke were pouring from this crewstreated the elderly woman and her adult son, who were already outside of the home, but of them suffering from smoke inhalation and other injuries. firefighters married -- made their way into this burning home and found the father on a second floor beoom. >> unfortunately, by the time we were able to gain access to the utterly male, he had suffered the consequences of >> reporter: that man may have been inside the me minutes before crews were able to get to him. investigators cannot say at this point whether smoke detectors were working inside this home. firefighters tell us it looks as though the fire started on the first floor the home. the cause is unclear. investigators are here at the sce trying to figure out how it started. the elderly man in this overnight fire has not been identified. we are told he is in his 70s. his wife and adult son remain hospitalized this morning with injuri

walnut creek overnight... leaving one man dead. kpix 5's jessica flores tells us: the man's adult >>> flames tore through a home in walnut creek overnight leaving one man dead. the man's adult son tried to rescue him, but it was too late. >> reporter: the fire broke out just before 1:00 a.m. on mandarin lane. contra costa county firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames shooting out of the windows. an elderly couple lived at the home with their adult son. the son and elderly mother escaped. the son tried to save his father, but the fast-moving fire quickly consumed the home. >> he was trying to get in and obviously that's a dangerous condition for somebody to do, as difficult as it is, we always it will people to stay out. >> reporter: fire officials say the elderly man died inside. the victim's wife and son were taken to the hospital with burns and smoke inhalation. >> we try our very best and sometimes that just isn't -- isn't quite good enough. and, you know, that's why we need people's help to make sure ateyhave working smo

no problem spots on southbound 680 through walnut creek. looks like folks starting to hit the brakes as things fill in. we have a collision through much of the shoulder, that would be westbound 580 including tracy. a two-car crash around grand line road. getting into dublin, 39 minutes. hopefully when emergency crews arrive, they won't have to take a lane away. northbound 85 between 101 and cupertino looking great at 16 minutes. >>> we have a crash with a vehicle facing sideways on east 580 in oakland. we'll look at that next. >>> video games work hard to hook players. a health group says some gamers take it too far. >>> warriors fans have a new way >>> warriors fans have a new way to get you're in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma. that's why your best shot is to check for a spot. follow through and check your skin. go to spotskincancer.org to find out how. >>> if you're traveling around the bay area today, we'll have afternoon sunshine in monterey at 64. about 62 in eureka. it's not as breezy between the two a

. >>> a pair of water main breaks caused a big mess in walnut creek. flooding several streets at about 2:45 this morning. a cement pipe broke on walnut avenue near ignacio valley road. 09 minutes earlier a cast iron main failed on newell avenue. dozens of homes were without running water for most after the day. >> reporter: the broken water mains caused water to bubble up through the cement and transform streets into walnut creek neighborhoods into rivers overnight. >> woke you this morning and nothing came out of the faucet. so i thought it was maybe just the house and then looked outside. >> reporter: a spokesperson for east bay mud says 43 homes were affected by the water main break on newell avenue. and even once crews were able to shut off the water to the broken pipe, it left a muddy mess behind. >> this is a main, one of the main intersections in our neighborhood as you can see there's a lot of cars that go by. and you know, definitely a big cycling pathway. >> reporter: drivers and cyclists were detoured away from the area. while repair crews du

but 85 in danville. 84 in walnut creek. and right around the water, that's where you will feel that cooler air especially this morning with those west winds upper 60s, low 70s. wine country temperatures also in the mid-80s. jaclyn? >>> in and out of san francisco, quiet ride. heading towards lower deck of the bay bridge on the left- hand side of your screen where you see the headlights that's light. how does the other side of the bay bridge look? we'll find out coming up in the next traffic report. >>> a motorcycle officer is hospitalized after a crash in san francisco. it happened yesterday morning near mariposa street and pennsylvania avenue. investigators say a car collided with the officer's motorcycle. the car's driver is cooperating with the investigation. the officer's family and coworkers met him at the hospital. he is listed in serious condition. >>> apple is closing a loophole that's allowed law enforcement agencies to hack into iphones. the security change can be traced to the 2016 showdown between apple and the

southbound 680 walnut creek to dublin, you're okay at 15 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco. northbound 17, highway 1 to los gatos in the green at ten minutes. >>> happening this morning, apple's worldwide developers conference. one of the items may seem a little counterintuitive. >> apple shows us features to use our phones less. abc 7's matt keller live in san jose. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. a huge line here in san jose for the developers conference. you can see how far it extends. thousands of developers from around the world are here for this five-day event, each one paying about $1600 to attend the conference at the san jose convention center. it's never too early to get excited. apple employees ran out to welcome attendees at 4:45 this morning. wwdc is one of apple's important events of the year. >> supermarkets, media, airlines, qantas. it's always good to come to the events because we can bring the innovation to the clients, the whole population. it's exciting. >> analysts expect apple to expect updates to the watch an

two water main breaks in walnut creek flooded the streets....eft dozens of people without running water in their homes for most of saturday. kron 4's sara stinson talked with the people impacted, and shows us the mess. reporter intro: ("the first of two water main breaks in walnut creek happened here on newell avenue it left 43 customers here without water and flooded streets you can still see the water and mud everywhere as crews work to repair it.")a six inch cast iron main pipe burst around one in the morning saturday - flooding the streets with several inches of water. it almost looks like a creek rushing down into the storm drains. the pipes remained broken as the early morning hours went on... the people who live here woke up with no water. ("quickly realized our faucets didn't work. putting two and two together that i wouldn't be able to make coffee this morning. after i recovered from that panic i remembered we have an earthquake supply kit with 10 water bottles so i went into that supply.")18 customers who live near walnut boulevard and

police searched his walnut creek apartment and seized computers hard drives and video equipment. >> when you have cases like this where it's an individual you trust and you bring in your home and entrust your children with them they need to live up to that trust. >> reporter: at this point the investigators say there is no indication any of the students at bentley were victims. genest is held on $1.2 millionb. hi n month. in martin easy, laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> counties throughout the state report an increase in cases of whooping cough. alameda county has seen 180 cases between january and may. that's compared to 40 cases within that period last year. doctors say there is a new epidemic every three to five years. the last one was in 2014. the centers for disease control recommendation vakss for all babe babies teenagers children and pregnant women. >> when you get that vaccine it helps create anti-body to protect not only you from the infection but the baby. >>> marin county has seen at least 133 cases since the beginning of the year and there have been 11 in santa cruz county. oth

it's cool, low 50s for many including danville and also walnut creek. we will send those temperature trends up. very cool, 73. 80 today. low 90s for them. 76-80. the temperature trends, bottomed out yesterday. saturday by far looks to be the hottest day. we ease up downshift on that. it will still be probably hot inland. fog is filling in, although it's not as widespread as yesterday. it's still there. the water temps are really cold. 45 santa rosa. 46 napa airport. i mean, that's darn cold there for this time of year. nevada 45. low 50s, mid 50s. even brendonwood is at 56. we haven't really warmed up yet. there's a westerly breeze. 21, i believe, in travis. it's going down. now it's 17. that's usually a sure sign that things will warm up. san francisco is 52. problem forming if there's any, any onshore breeze, and there still is. 49 ukiah. fall -- fog will retreat. the ridge is beginning to build. it will send in temps near average for some. a little above for others. slightly below. a few low 90s. it's a summertime pattern on the first day of summer.

later on this evening you might want to head to first wednesdays in walnut creek. that will be a nice event to take in the sunshine and cooler weather. low 70s and it will be cooling off quickly with some lower 60s. a look at all of the high temperatures for today, mid-7 0e's in the north bay and also for concord and antioch while livermore will reach 68 degrees and 69 today in san jose. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up and mike is giving me the thumb's down that means something is going on. >> something bad for san jose. we have the slowdown and other crashes, all cleared but now we have northbound 101 and even though it looks fine here at 680, farther north on the map we have reports from chp they've had to close all lanes for the northbound side of 101 because of a crash and debris. the debris has been cleared from the southbound side pretty quickly. but northbound will jam up just before you get to highway 87. that will be a problem for all of these folks already jammed up approaching capitol expressway. the better news if i have any is that the

the fire started about 12:45 am at this home in walnut creek. contra costa county fire crews got here in town flames pouring from the home. firefighters also found an elderly woman and her adult son out on the front lawn in front of the home. both of them were suffering from smoke inhalation and other injuries. crews made their way inside the home and found the elderly man in a second-floor bedroom. he was pulled out and rushed to the hospital but did no ive. >> the fire was very y on both the first and second floors. there was a stubborn attic fire, as well. we are looking into what th cause of the fire is. we will be here for the next several hours, at least. >> reporter: firefighters say it looks like the fire started somewhere on the first floor of the home. the cause is still unclear. that will be part of the ongoing investigation. the elderly man who was killed in this overnight fire has not been identified by authorities. we are being told he was in his 70s. now his wife and adult son are recovering from their injuries still at thhospital

officials at the lyndsey wildlife hospital in walnut creek released these pictures.llent condition with only minor bruising. that is after it fell from a tree on monday. after stadium officials -- after the officials put it back, he fell again. they brought it to the hospital. workers are monitoring it and hope to return it to its family as soon as possible. >> soon it will be flying like an illegal. >>> did you get your coffee yet, sal? >> i have my copy. >> can you fix things in the commute plex >> i am trying to pick up traffic coming in will be slow on 580. we had a couple crashes and we do have traffic that will be slow on the altamont pass. i want to mention traffic has been slow getting away. it is a little bit windy. it has been slow getting away from the bay area as you drive. there is a sigalert eastbound 580 at 132. there was a gravel spell. so far, the backup is not huge. this is prime vacation timing. if you want to get out highway 5, perhaps you are leaving today, don't take 580. you want to think about taking an alternate routes or getting to highway 5

. >>> a deadly house fire in walnut creek at 12:45morning. firefighters were called to a home on mandarin lane. the fire crew says they found a bottle -- dyf an elderly man. to other people were taken to the hospital. the injuries include smoke inhalation and a severe laceration. alex savidge is headed to the scene and we will have a live report. >>> we will check the weather and get you moving this morning. >> a four day weekend is kind of nice? >> it was. friend of mine came into town and we played golf. where did >> hidden broke -- hidden broke --. -- brook. >>> fog is lurking out there and we will have a westerly breeze. a sunny and warm day with temperatures moving up. we have some 60s and 50s. the temperatures warm up inland to the lump to -- low to mid 90s. will talk about a hurricane down south coming up. >> how was your swing? >> sometimes good and sometimes not so good. >>> right now, traffic is doing okay. if you are on 580 westbound we will start with the tracy super it is very nice, much slow traffic to take advantage of a decent

the corridor, up towards walnut creek, mid to upper 80s.ow to mid 70s and the same down the peninsula and cool. windy at times s around half m bay tomorrow. north bay temperatures, 70s and 80s. more comfortable and set the trend cooler as we get into tuesday and wednesday. watch the winds next 24 hours. you see the areas in yellow and average into the central valley. all of northern california gets a cooldown tomorrow. as you get into tuesday, you compare it to today's temperatures outside. see the orange and red out there. fast forward to the same time tomorrow, now you are looking at 70s and lower 80s and cooler temperatures once the breeze picks up. later this week, inding if you have travel pl travel plans. late season weather system bringing rain to our north. we don't think it's going to bring us showers. we have the cooldown, then we will watch this on friday. moving off to the north. we think it's going to hold high pressure at bay. second half of the week, temperatures will be trending warmer. not as warm as we were expecting 24 ho

>> reporter: yeah, ken and liz, we are here at walnut creek city hall where right now city council istonight they're going to vote on a proposal to allow two medical marijuana delivery services in the city and earlier today we talked to some local retirees who say they want their medical marijuana and they vote. >> they just don't want to be seen as step doing far out on a limb, which in our opinion there's no limb. i mean there's not even a tree. >> reporter: voters in the city of walnut creek endorsed legal living marijuana by 61%. still the city council has not allowed the sale of recreational or medical marijuana. residents of ross moore retirement community say they rely on medical marijuana. >> it just relaxes me and i go to sleep. >> for her anxiety, depression. >> reporter: and it allows them to stop taking other medication. >> taking medical marijuana is a wonderful way to get away from opioids. >> reporter: the medical marijuana club ad ross moore has an e-mail list of over 1,000 names and the club's found era in er -- it's growing 0

here is a look at what's going on in walnut creek. digits as we look south on 680. sunny today. robust warming, notice it's just for two days. poor air quality today and tomorrow. our first two summer spare-the-air alerts. it's burning gas, causing the ozone to become unhealthy at times. if you can eliminate that, please do. yard work, why even do it? fire danger is another reason not to do yard work. heat relief on sunday. you can see a little along the peninsula right there. then let's go from 7:00 this morning to noon, and you can see it's just about clear at the coast. it will definitely be clear during the afternoon hours. enjoy the sunshine. 87 to 94 through most of the south bay. upper 90s around morgan hill, 78 in santa cruz. 80 in millbrae. those are your extremes on the peninsula. sunshine pushes us to the mid and upper 60s and mid and upper 70s around downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. low to mid 90s through most of the north bay valleys. along the east bayshore, 81 in oakland to about 87 in fremont. hercules and

(justine) in the east bay...two water main breaks in walnut creek flooded the streets.... and left dozens of people without running water in their homes until just a few hours ago... kron 4's sara stinson spoke with the people impacted ... and shows us the mess. reporter intro: ("the first of two water main breaks in walnut creek happened here on newell avenue it left 43 customers here without water and flooded the streets you can still see the water and mud everywhere as crews work to repair it.")a six inch cast iron main pipe burst around one in the morning saturday - flooding the streets with several inches of water. it almost looks like a creek rushing down into the storm drains. the pipes remained broken as the early morning hours went on... the people who live here woke up with no water. ("quickly realized our faucets didn't work. putting two and two together that i wouldn't be able to make coffee this morning. after i recovered from that panic i remembered we have an earthquake supply kit with 10 water bottles so i went into that supply.")18 customers who live near

let's go to walnut creek, 74 degrees by 10:00. after that it's going to be uncomfortable with those highs today reaching in the low 90s. we'll be at 93 at 4:00 today. the seven-day is up at the bottom of the screen showing it will be cooling off over the next few days. looking at cupertino, the high reaches 87 degrees and winds picking up from the west and in concord, 95 degrees, hayward 81 and 79 in oakland. 63 in half moon bay. while in san mateo, it will be 79 degrees. 69 on the embarcadero. winds coming from the west at 20 miles per hour. still breezy there. upper 80s and low 90s for much of the north bay. if you're looking for something to do with kids today, maybe they are out on summer break, it's going to be in the mid-70s there. one of the nice more comfortable spots check out the fair today and enjoy some time outside. we'll see the storm track staying well to the north of us as high pressure and dry weather continues for the bay area. the good news is that the onshore flow will kick in for tomorrow and that will help co

we'll be up to 93 in walnut creek and 90 in livermore. oakland today 79 degrees and half moon bay, 63 degrees. we'll be at 79 in san mateo and san francisco coming down a few degrees. outer sunset at 64. and 86 today in novato. as we make plans today, looking for something to do with the kids, you might want to head out to the san mateo county fair going on from noon until 10:00 and it's going to be nice there. mid-70s sunshine and perfect weather as we get ready to head into the rest of the week and weekend. we do still have really dry weather in place and high pressure. storm track staying well to the north of us. seattle getting rain once again today. and as we make plans for the weekend, it will be cooling off here as well as we see the return of the onshore flow. let me know what you're doing this weekend @kari hall weather. check it out, by saturday, we're up to 78 degrees. on sunday 80 degrees. really nice weekend but it does start to heat up again early next week. san francisco going from 70 today to 63 on friday. vianey has been

a live look from the east bay, that's walnut creek. looks like a nice start to our day. >> yeah. >> as things start to warm up a little later. good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's go to kari hall. we like to smile because you have good news for us. >> it's going to be nice today, we're enjoying some of that nice pleasant weather. we start out with clouds as we look over san jose. as we go to sunnyvale, we'll still have the low 60s and clouds through 9:00, warming up into the mid to up 70s and low 80s today, in san jose, we're looking at a high of 83 degrees, not too bad but will start to turn hot, reaching low 90s. san francisco 65 degrees, 71 in oakland and livermore 87 degrees. we'll talk about the heat up ahead and the weekend forecast mike you're saying it's pretty reliable at the bay bridge. >> which means the metering lights are on. we see the backup forming for all lanes but look at the fast track lanes still moving so that means a little lighter, more gradu

walnut creek we were hitting the 90s yesterday but how about 78 degrees today at 3:00. it's going to feel much more comfortable but still quite warm for inland areas. as you get dressed, it's still going to be a day for the summer gear, short sleeves and shorts but maybe a jacket as you step out this morning. a need for layers as we'll city have a wide range in temperatures but not as much as yesterday. and half moon bay we'll reach up to 60 degrees, 65 in san francisco. today in napa, 82 degrees will be the high and oakland 71 degrees as warm as 87 today in antioch. it's going to be gusty, especially for san francisco and near the coast, win at 25 miles per hour thisevening. it's stilloing to be breezy for the inland areas too and that's going to help bring in slightly cooler temperatures transporting that cooler ocean air inland. and that will be what we can expect throughout the week. each day our temperatures going down several more degrees through wednesday. then as high pressure moves back in, we'll be warming up reaching in the mid-80s by saturday and sunday. whi

taking a live look from civic park in downtown walnut creek. very picturesque. >> i'm marcus washington. let's head over to kari hall with a look at the forecast for today. a nice cool day today. >> we start out nice and cool and see the clouds around the bay area. there will be spots where you can go and stay cool like san francisco today. here's a look at at&t park, we're getting ready for the giants game tonight at first pitch, only going to be in the upper 50s and breezy winds and there will be clouds rolling by. we'll be up to 87 in livermore, 91 in concord. in napa today, 88 degrees, 71 in oakland. 82 in palo alto and san francisco 65 degrees. wide range of temperatures. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend in about seven minutes. mike gets you out the door with a look at a couple of crashes in slow spots on the road. >> we have a couple of crashes, one of them would be the east shore freeway. over the last 20 minutes really seen traffic start to stack up at the berkeley curve. there was a disabled vehicle reported around this ar

kpix5's juliette goodrich in walnut creek with how one woman's quest to save water led to this ballot measure. >> reporter: we're in her backyard now and you can see she's an environmentalist and a water conservationist and it led to this, yes on 72, a proposition as you said with no opposition. it's about saving water and saving on your taxes. up --i first time - >> this is a farm tank. 3,000 gallons each one of these. >> reporter: capturing free water all started 10 years ago for judy adler when she had a broken gutter. >> i said oh, no. i have drainage problems down here. what am i going to do with all this water? so i said i'll get a bucket. >> reporter: but one bucket led to several garbage cans. >> and this was full by the time the other one was taken to the pond and i said i need a system. >> reporter: judy is an environmental education teacher and long time walnut creek resident who came up with her own rain harvesting system. >> water gets filtered by a gutter cover on the roof once. then it enters the pipe that you're seeing and it goes straight down into a sediment trap. >>

walnut creek nice and cool, low 80s by early afternoon. take a look at all of our temperatures coming up next. >>> we're just looking at 101 here in palo alto. nice drive for the morning commute along the peninsula. >>> coming up on 5:00, it is thursday morning. we are looking live outside. can you guess where we are? our crew is in central park in fremo fremont. this a beautiful way to start the first day of summer. >> facing away? >> turned. getting a lot of different shots. >> streetlights. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll get to traffic in just a moment. right now, kari. >> summer started two hours ago. >> happy summer. >> yeah. we're going to be talking about heat as we go into the afternoon, but let's get started this morning. beautiful shot with our sunrise looking at san rafael this morning, heading into san francisco visibility is all clear. maybe heading out to fruitvale bart station. mostly cloudy. you'll need a jacket for the morning but will start to feel important comfortable as the day goes along. heating up in the 90s for co

if you're leaving from the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station it's going to out warm and be really hot today. check that out. as you're heading on the b.a.r.t., it is going to be a very warm for some of those inland areas. youay not want to head back to walnut creek after the parade is over with. hang out in oakland where the high will be 79 degrees. we'll have mid 90s for those interior valleys and i'll about the cooler weather ahead coming up in a few minutes. mike starts out with a check on the bay bridge. >> we're seeing a lighter volume. it looks like oh, my gosh. i saw it build more slowly and we have a little bit of spacing in the lanes until a minute and a half ago. that indicates a little lighter traffic flow as to speed sensors, just slowing behind my he for highway 4 through pittsburg. b.a.r.t. as we talked about and ac transit, options for that parade, we'll continue to track that and give you more details along with rest of our team. a little blip for san jose and nothing major. the volume very manageable for 880 by the truc